Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-17
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Acc.j,n; O, the Aaii.o5a.


\ collision between two cattle trains oe-
CURED at Saro, in ,he Milk ri.,.va'lny, 1870
miles from TT. Benton. at 3 O'Clock =. ~.
Nov. 9TH. We clip thrfollowinsp ,rticalars
OF tn accident from the River Pres:
About q p. m. the last train loHd of
-hunkin cattle. consisting Of siX,i zen ears
Of John Lepeys ani !. II. Green = rattlc,
,hr.e cars "i thas. Fish's aud tiN" ears uf
:. ". Prizes cattle pulled ont from the
SANDY stock yards on It's way east. IT
p. M. "A train ri twenty-iour ears al Judith
cattle from the Benton stock yarls passed
sandy station aud stopped for u short
time at the water tank II short distance
beyond the station and took water. To
TINS train was attached the .atcd cabposc.
which was not many hours afterwards to
lie smashed to pieces. resulting ia thc,i.ath
oi two of its occupants. Anon, those in
the cabuuse were :. :. iluhsnn. al Utica.
Mr.. George Barrows and nephew Of the
judith. Ir. Wm. Gray, 1t. Paul agent al
he Burlington & >orlh 'rn. Ar :. W. Pow
rrr. several stock agent III the Manitoba,
and Others whose names could not
learn. VI y O'Clock y. IN. the last train of
Judith cattle cons stin. Of seventeen carr
passed sandy station, running ut rate OF
about twenty 1--WE miles an hour. without
stopping either at the Station or water
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il would t. he this train about six h"ure to
reach Saco Station, 100 miles further on.
| This wa, the train that crashed into the
rear of the train mentioned. aud denol-
ishcd the cabnose. The history Of the run
ming of these trains is as follows: The
engine OF the train which left Sandy at q D.
M, il il said became somewhat di-a blqI:
the train which passed SANDY at Z p. m.
caught up with it and assisted in pushing
il along. and the two trains reached Saco
IN fair time without accident ut 3 "a. IN.
sunday morning aud stopped for water.
\ iiagnan WAS dropped eli as the trains
reached the station, who started around
ia. cure Ia ii .nal any approaching train.
II appears IN AZ he was too hate, for the
third train war coming around the curve
when he started and could not be- stopped
in time to- proven: the DISASTER. Tne luco-
motive crashed into the caboo-e, il is sup
posed while the occupants were asleep. and
made "a wrerk of il aud two Of the cattle
cars to which il was attached. The cook
Of the cabuosc, j. VI. brewster. was in
s,antly killed. One OF the brakemen nam.
unknown. was badly injured. and Stock
Agent :. W. Powers had one OF his legs
mashed of. aud was otherwise so badly
bruised that b. died in II few hours. lfany
at hers were injured tine fact il not known
in Fort Benton. We understand that ~
tee .ram was received Ia Benton to-day as
slfifg inc Iri'iI~ bi :. =. Iipbs'bfI al his
safety. II any Others than those men
TONED had been hurt their friends would
have learned IL before this tin- by wire.
Mr.. :. W. Powers death il to he regret
ted. lie WAS a most excellent and valua bile
officer and one who was highly respected
aud much liked by all who knew him. II.
had lett the employ uf the Union Pacific
bat ihis SEASON to accept position with
the VI. * VI. Ry. For the last week he h , ID
AZ Str al h.. 4,
wife and child = serious illness in Nebra-k 4.
lie had just finished up his arduous work
here. and. M answer To a dispatch from his
wife, asking when he wnLld h. home he
replied on Saturday afternoon that lie
would soon he with her. aud that he was
then ON the way. Ii is indeed sad To con-
template with what a longing heart the
widowed wife with her fatherless child viii
look for the husband whom she will never
see again. There are NO means of ascer-
tanning ut the present time who, il any one.
is responsible Tor this disaster.